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Anti-bribery standards vary between managers

News update in the category Economy on Monday 06 February 2012 at 8:30 PM

Reporting thresholds on gifts and entertainment for fund managers ranging from £25 up to £500 could potentially creating an uneven playing field across the sector, according to Ernst & Young


CME eyes second-half launch for rates clearing

News update in the category Economy on Monday 06 February 2012 at 8:30 PM



Staffing levels sink to seven-year low

News update in the category Economy on Monday 06 February 2012 at 8:30 PM

Job cuts have taken their toll but equity analysts remain in demand in the City


Pensions a millstone for UK manufacturing

News update in the category Economy on Monday 06 February 2012 at 8:30 PM

The future of the UK’s once-dominant manufacturing industry is being held back by its pension debts



Bain backs private equity’s image clean up

News update in the category Economy on Monday 06 February 2012 at 8:30 PM

Bain Capital, former employer of US prospective Republican Party presidential candidate Mitt Romney, is among the firms backing an international move to improve the image of private equity.


Acer fast-tracks new insider dealing guidelines

News update in the category Economy on Monday 06 February 2012 at 8:30 PM

The European energy market regulator has been forced to accelerate detailed guidelines of new rules covering market abuse and insider dealing amid a furore from the physical energy trading markets



Bfinance snares ex-funds chief investment officer

News update in the category Economy on Monday 06 February 2012 at 8:30 PM

Investment consultant bfinance has hired Chris Jones, the chief investment officer of funds-of-funds firm Key Asset Management


Europeans flock to US private bond market for funding

News update in the category Economy on Monday 06 February 2012 at 8:30 PM

Record numbers of European companies are tapping into the US private placement market for funding, as eurozone banks cut back on lending